Places to visit over an hour from our holiday cottages in South Perrott.
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Notes on lists of Places to visit in Dorset, Somerset and Devon
| Place | Feature | Map Ref | Postcode | Road miles | Time mins | Dog friendly | Bath | Roman Baths | 47 | 1 hrs 21 | Bicton | Bicton Park Botanical Gardens. Miniature railway | SY 071 859 | EX9 7BG | 43 | 1 hrs 3 | Blandford Forum | Royal Signals Museum | DT11 8RH | 36 | 1 hrs 3 | Bournemouth | Town | 47 | 1 hrs 12 | no | Bournemouth | Hengistbury Head | SZ 173 908 | BH6 4EN | 54 | 1 hrs 29 |
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| Ferries to Christchurch, Tuckton. Beach, cafe. Well worth a visit. | Broadclyst | Killerton House and estate | EX5 3LE | 40 | 1 hrs 6 | Broadclyst | Ashclyst Forest | EX5 3DT | 40 | 1 hrs 8 | Broadclyst | Clyston Mill | EX5 3EW | 40 | 1 hrs 6 | Burley | New Forest village. Lawn walks | SU 214 028 | BH24 4AP | 59 | 1 hrs 25 | yes |
| An excellent place to stop on your way to visit us. | Chapman's Pool | Walk to bay | SY 956 770 [SY 964 775 1100m] | 47 | 1 hrs 15 | yes | Cheddar | Caves | 46 | 1 hrs 6 | Christchurch | Town | 52 | 1 hrs 21 | Cleeve | Abbey. (EH) | ST 050 409 | 40 | 1 hrs 8 | Clevedon | Clevedon Court (NT) | ST 423 715 | BS21 6QU | 53 | 1 hrs 9 | Yes | Corfe Castle | Ruined castle | BH20 5DR | 41 | 1 hrs 0 | Dancing Ledge | Old coastal quarry. Rock pools and swimming. | SY 998 769 [SY 997 784 1400m] | BH19 3HG | 47 | 1 hrs 14 | yes | Dancing Ledge | Old coastal quarry. Rock pools and swimming. | SY 998 769 [SY 997 784 1400m] | BH19 3HG | 47 | 1 hrs 14 | yes | Dunster | Castle | SS 991 434 | TA24 6NY | 44 | 1 hrs 20 | Exeter | City | 42 | 1 hrs 6 | Frome | Town | 40 | 1 hrs 2 | Hambledon Hill | Hill Fort (NNR) | ST 845 126 | 31 | 1 hrs 1 | yes | Kimmeridge | Bay | SY910 788 | 41 | 1 hrs 5 | yes | Longleat | Safari Park | ST 81 43 | BA12 7JS | 45 | 1 hrs 6 | No | Lydford | Lydford Gorge (NT) | SX 507 844 | 74 | 1 hrs 32 | yes | Lymington | Town. Ferry to Isle of Wight | 66 | 1 hrs 42 | Nether Stowey | Coleridge Cottage (NT) | ST 191 397 | TA5 1NQ | 37 | 1 hrs 3 | No | Poole | Brownsea Island | BH13 1HP | 45 | 1 hrs 12 |
| Satnav is Poole Quay, for the ferry | Ringwood | Market town, New Forest edge. | 51 | 1 hrs 10 | Rosemoor | RHS garden | SS 500 177 | 77 | 1 hrs 44 | no | Salisbury | City | 58 | 1 hrs 26 | Sandbanks | Chain ferry to Poole | BH19 3BA | 49 | 1 hrs 15 | Shaftesbury | Town, Gold Hill | 31 | 1 hrs 0 | Shell Bay | Chain ferry to Poole | BH19 3BA | 49 | 1 hrs 15 | St Aldhelm's Head | Walk to Chapel | SY 961 754 [SY 964 775 2000m] | 47 | 1 hrs 15 | Stonehenge | Stone circle (EH) and downland (NT) | SU 123 422 | SP4 7DE | 55 | 1 hrs 7 | Studland Bay | Beach and heathland | BH19 3AQ | 45 | 1 hrs 10 |
| Shell Bay, probably the best beach in Dorset!. | Swanage | Town | 47 | 1 hrs 13 | Torre | Cider Farm | ST 046 401 | 40 | 1 hrs 8 | Tyneham | Lost village, museum | SY 882 804 | 40 | 1 hrs 4 | Washford | Tropiquaria Zoo and Wildlife park | ST 055 410 | 40 | 1 hrs 8 |
| A must for the children! | Watchet | Washford Radio Museum | ST 044 412 | 40 | 1 hrs 8 | Watchet | Daw's Castle (Hill Fort). (EH) | ST 063 434 | 40 | 1 hrs 11 | yes | White Cross | Bookbarn International | BS39 6EX | 39 | 1 hrs 1 | Wimborne | Kingston Lacy | 40 | 1 hrs 1 | Worbarrow | Bay | SY 870 799 [SY 882 804 1400m] | 40 | 1 hrs 4 | Worth Matravers | Seacombe Cliff | SY 983 766 | BH19 3LW | 45 | 1 hrs 14 | yes | Wylye | Bell Inn | BA12 0QP | 48 | 1 hrs 0 | yes |
| A good pub to stop fot lunch on the way. Close to A303 | ||||||
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